Skype 1.1.0.20 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
Priority LOW 12Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Skype 1.1.0.20 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the skype_profile.jpg temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.0.20 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.0.20 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2300
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x69-qp93-p8fv
References
More Skype Technologies Skype vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00429 Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-03092 Integer overflow in Skype client before 1.4.x.84 on Windows, before 1.3.x.17 on Mac OS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-04900 Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03091 Buffer overflow in Skype for Windows 1.1.x.0 through 1.4.x.83 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-01011 Buffer overflow in the handling of command line arguments in Skype 1.0.x.94 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02437 Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-2300 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2300 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x69-qp93-p8fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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